Karhu IV A

Brewed by Sinebrychoff (Carlsberg)
Style: Pale Lager
Kerava, Finland

bottle at OpusK blind test color light brown, bright, nice lace Scent: fruits, hobs Taste:hobs, sweet ,tiny aftertaste

Big white head shrinks unevenly with big holes from burst bubbles. Copper body. Sweet rubbery caramel malt aroma with notes of grain. Sweet caramel taste with earthy, rubbery notes. Touches of grassy hops. Dry, faintly metallic caramel malt aftertaste, slightly roasty. It’s OK. (0.568l can.)

Draught on Silja line ferry between Stockholm and Helsinki. Golden brown beer with a light head. The aroma is light and the flavour is lightly malty and dry. Overall a smooth malty/dry beer.

Yet another mass produced pale lager. Very similar to the III, just with slightly less water. So you do get some bitterness and malt, but not enough to make it stick out at all.

Dark golden colour with head hopy and malty beer a bit mild and sweet but still o.k

on tap at some pub in helsinki, poured in that funny finnish way where the glass sits in a cradle and they just press a button and the tap fills it up. anyways, the pouring was the most interesting thing about it - golden, flat, bland, lemonade finish

First rating
(50 cl bottle at O’learys T-Centralen, Stockholm) Bottle is marked III but 5.4%, marking is for the Swedish market. Clear golden color, stable white head. Thin malty scent. A bit damp old malty taste. Very sweet. Low to non-existing bitterness.
4/3/4/2/8=2.1

rerate
33 cl can from Silja Galaxy
On April 2, 2009
5.4% ABV
Clear golden color, big white head. Malty sweet scent. Malty smooth taste. Low bitterness. Thin mouthfeel.
5/4/5/2/9=2.5

Canned 0,33L. Dark yellow color, medium fizz. A nearly tenebrous yellow, singed. Compact and adherent head, discreet persistence. Alcoholic and slightly herbaceous scent with notes of dried cereals and straw. Medium prickly taste, alcoholic, balanced and lightly watery.
Thanks to mabjork for this beer.